Disappointing loss to a bad team. The Cavs choked as Cedi and Love missed open 3's in the final two minutes while Graham made his 3 and it was from about five feet behind the line.
The encouraging thing was that Sexton was 4-for-7 on 3's after coming in having made 3 of his last 27 attempts. Maybe tonight's game will get him going from deep.
After scoring 59 points in the first half the Cavs were held to 47 in the second. The Hornets outscored the Cavs by 10 after halftime as Rozier went off again for 30 points this time.
Sorry but Kevin Love is awful defensively. Just really bad.
The Cavs best lineup included Garland (+17), Exum (+14 in 12 minutes), Nance (+11), Henson (+9), and Porter (+0). Nance and Henson altered a lot of shots and played great defense with their length, agility, and jumping ability. The Cavs starters were all -8 or worse except for Garland. Exum had 7 points, 5 boards, and 2 assists in only 12 minutes.
For once the Cavs committed more fouls than their opponent. The Hornets scored 9 more points from the foul line against the team that commits the fewest fouls in the league.
The Cavs shot 50.6% but only scored 106 points. They could have used Clarkson, even though Exum played well. The Cavs got out to 11-point leads a couple of times and threatened to separate but the Hornets always reeled them back in.
The announcers said the Cavs had 17 turnovers to 8 for the Hornets at one point, but the ESPN box score has them with 14 TO's. Either way it was an improvement over the 23 they gave up last game but not good enough to get a W.